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West Bancorporation Inc. short interest

373K shares of West Bancorporation were sold short at the 15 October 2026 settlement, near the middle of its range over the last year (238K to 426K). Short sellers would need 5.4 days of normal trading to buy them back.

Shares sold short373Kat 15 Oct 2026
Change on the settlement before+1.3%-1% over a year
Days to cover5.41at 69K shares a day
Of shares in issue2.19%shares short over shares outstanding
New to this? How to read this page
  1. Short interest is the number of shares investors have borrowed and sold, betting the price will fall, and not yet bought back.
  2. Days to cover is shares short over an average day's trading: how many days it would take short sellers to buy them all back. Above 5 or so is high.
  3. Rising short interest says more investors are betting against the stock. A crowded short can also rise fast if shorts rush to buy back.
  4. Brokers report it twice a month to FINRA, about ten days after each settlement date.
  5. What is short interest?

Short interest, days to cover and the price

Short interest is near the middle of its range over the last year (238K to 426K), and the share price moved +47% over the last year.

Shares sold shortDays to coverShare price

Three charts on one timeline. Top: shares sold short at each settlement. Middle: days to cover, taller meaning shorts would need longer to buy back. Bottom: the share price, so you can see whether shorts added as the price fell or rose.

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    Every settlement since 29 Dec 2017 as a table
    SettlementShares shortChangeAverage daily volumeDays to cover
    15 October 2026373K+1.3%69K5.41
    30 September 2026369K-13.4%54K6.82
    15 September 2026426K+2.1%49K8.62
    31 August 2026417K+8.5%58K7.16
    14 August 2026384K+11.0%91K4.21
    31 July 2026346K-11.7%51K6.77
    15 July 2026392K-2.8%58K6.80
    30 June 2026403K+28.7%118K3.42
    15 June 2026313K+10.5%55K5.72
    29 May 2026283K+3.3%36K7.90
    15 May 2026274K+5.1%34K8.17
    30 April 2026261K+9.7%63K4.13
    15 April 2026238K-2.2%30K7.84
    31 March 2026243K-1.5%40K6.16
    13 March 2026247K-10.6%38K6.48
    27 February 2026276K-21.7%43K6.41
    13 February 2026353K-9.4%55K6.45
    30 January 2026390K-4.5%30K13.09
    15 January 2026408K+10.3%30K13.83
    31 December 2025370K-11.1%35K10.64
    15 December 2025416K-0.3%37K11.40
    28 November 2025418K+1.0%31K13.45
    14 November 2025414K+5.8%29K14.12
    31 October 2025391K+3.1%41K9.42
    15 October 2025379K+5.4%41K9.33
    30 September 2025359K-0.3%58K6.23
    15 September 2025360K-0.5%22K16.73
    29 August 2025362K-2.9%25K14.66
    15 August 2025373K+14.5%43K8.73
    31 July 2025326K-1.3%33K9.79
    15 July 2025330K-0.4%23K14.50
    30 June 2025331K-7.9%39K8.44
    13 June 2025360K+11.1%28K12.92
    30 May 2025324K+7.2%25K12.75
    15 May 2025302K-0.1%36K8.48
    30 April 2025302K-1.5%31K9.82
    15 April 2025307K+4.8%32K9.66
    31 March 2025293K+0.4%26K11.43
    14 March 2025292K+1.0%23K12.77
    28 February 2025289K-5.6%28K10.34
    14 February 2025306K+17.2%32K9.57
    31 January 2025261K+8.5%36K7.32
    15 January 2025240K-6.3%24K10.15
    31 December 2024256K-8.7%30K8.45
    13 December 2024281K-0.5%22K12.85
    29 November 2024282K-5.1%23K12.34
    15 November 2024298K-4.0%37K8.10
    31 October 2024310K-6.5%31K10.10
    15 October 2024332K+1.5%18K18.79
    30 September 2024327K-1.8%35K9.23
    13 September 2024333K-1.8%21K16.04
    30 August 2024339K-1.4%26K13.05
    15 August 2024344K+3.1%32K10.82
    31 July 2024333K-3.6%42K7.91
    15 July 2024346K+5.1%32K10.85
    28 June 2024329K+13.3%40K8.25
    14 June 2024290K+1.7%15K18.97
    31 May 2024286K-1.7%20K14.59
    15 May 2024291K-0.4%19K15.31
    30 April 2024292K-2.3%22K13.45
    15 April 2024299K+5.7%26K11.33
    28 March 2024282K+7.6%31K9.13
    15 March 2024262K+5.7%26K10.15
    29 February 2024248K+14.6%23K10.58
    15 February 2024217K+7.4%32K6.87
    31 January 2024202K-8.5%23K8.87
    12 January 2024221K-3.0%28K7.78
    29 December 2023227K+1.4%29K7.86
    15 December 2023224K+3.2%39K5.73
    30 November 2023217K-7.3%16K13.97
    15 November 2023234K+3.3%19K12.49
    31 October 2023227K-1.0%21K10.75
    13 October 2023229K+1.2%19K12.13
    29 September 2023227K-0.2%16K14.26
    15 September 2023227K+1.8%28K8.15
    31 August 2023223K-3.8%15K14.43
    15 August 2023232K-2.8%18K12.71
    31 July 2023238K+2.6%15K15.41
    14 July 2023232K+0.8%20K11.36
    30 June 2023231K-5.8%54K4.31
    15 June 2023245K+5.7%33K7.33
    31 May 2023231K-1.0%43K5.35
    15 May 2023234K+15.0%45K5.21
    28 April 2023203K+2.8%23K8.78
    14 April 2023198K+2.5%27K7.26
    31 March 2023193K-2.7%42K4.58
    15 March 2023198K+17.0%43K4.56
    28 February 2023170K-6.7%23K7.53
    15 February 2023182K-1.5%20K8.98
    31 January 2023184K+7.8%20K9.32
    13 January 2023171K-9.7%24K7.17
    30 December 2022189K+49.8%44K4.28
    15 December 2022126K+12.7%28K4.47
    30 November 2022112K-12.8%25K4.53
    15 November 2022129K-19.0%23K5.63
    31 October 2022159K-11.1%19K8.26
    14 October 2022179K-6.9%29K6.09
    30 September 2022192K-4.6%51K3.76
    15 September 2022201K-0.9%16K12.40
    31 August 2022203K-3.0%15K13.15
    15 August 2022209K+4.0%14K14.70
    29 July 2022201K-2.4%16K12.38
    15 July 2022206K-0.6%14K14.25
    30 June 2022208K-5.8%28K7.29
    15 June 2022220K+6.1%15K14.31
    31 May 2022208K+3.7%20K10.28
    13 May 2022200K+14.0%26K7.57
    29 April 2022176K-3.8%24K7.44
    14 April 2022183K-11.6%21K8.57
    31 March 2022207K-12.5%23K9.11
    15 March 2022236K+16.6%18K13.14
    28 February 2022202K-1.3%20K9.95
    15 February 2022205K+28.4%27K7.51
    31 January 2022160K+6.7%27K5.85
    14 January 2022150K+1.6%27K5.54
    31 December 2021147K-16.5%22K6.68
    15 December 2021176K+0.7%23K7.54
    30 November 2021175K-4.0%26K6.68
    15 November 2021182K-3.0%17K10.61
    29 October 2021188K+1.8%16K11.50
    15 October 2021185K-3.8%20K9.11
    30 September 2021192K-30.7%38K5.06
    15 September 2021277K-5.8%25K10.96
    31 August 2021294K-5.6%28K10.62
    13 August 2021311K-0.5%16K19.39
    30 July 2021313K-4.4%33K9.52
    15 July 2021327K+4.9%27K12.14
    30 June 2021312K-23.0%76K4.11
    15 June 2021405K+5.9%33K12.41
    28 May 2021383K-4.5%33K11.67
    14 May 2021401K+5.3%27K14.68
    30 April 2021381K-12.4%30K12.82
    15 April 2021434K-2.4%23K19.06
    31 March 2021445K-5.1%39K11.36
    15 March 2021469K+0.1%30K15.45
    26 February 2021468K+11.2%30K15.65
    12 February 2021421K-1.3%23K18.11
    29 January 2021426K-7.0%43K9.99
    15 January 2021458K-10.6%44K10.47
    31 December 2020512K-10.5%46K11.24
    15 December 2020572K-6.5%35K16.36
    30 November 2020612K+9.0%32K18.88
    13 November 2020562K+2.8%45K12.58
    30 October 2020547K-3.1%23K24.13
    15 October 2020564K+2.6%23K24.87
    30 September 2020550K-3.4%36K15.35
    15 September 2020569K-0.9%24K24.21
    31 August 2020575K+2.7%25K22.59
    14 August 2020560K+3.2%27K21.10
    31 July 2020542K-2.2%24K22.80
    15 July 2020555K+17.4%32K17.23
    30 June 2020472K+23.3%50K9.46
    15 June 2020383K+19.2%44K8.72
    29 May 2020321K+40.2%51K6.31
    15 May 2020229K+36.0%43K5.27
    30 April 2020169K+65.2%45K3.73
    15 April 2020102K+0.4%42K2.42
    31 March 2020102K-20.1%51K2.00
    13 March 2020127K+57.8%34K3.75
    28 February 202081K+11.1%34K2.41
    14 February 202073K-16.4%13K5.76
    31 January 202087K-5.3%17K5.00
    15 January 202092K-9.9%13K7.28
    31 December 2019102K-14.8%20K5.00
    13 December 2019120K-0.6%22K5.42
    29 November 2019120K+3.5%18K6.62
    15 November 2019116K-1.5%18K6.56
    31 October 2019118K-12.1%24K4.83
    15 October 2019134K-14.8%22K6.18
    30 September 2019157K+10.8%46K3.41
    13 September 2019142K-1.4%24K5.91
    30 August 2019144K+12.3%28K5.16
    15 August 2019128K+20.3%23K5.70
    31 July 2019107K-6.0%22K4.86
    15 July 2019114K-15.8%13K8.45
    28 June 2019135K-2.3%58K2.33
    14 June 2019138K-5.9%16K8.55
    31 May 2019147K+31.4%27K5.39
    15 May 2019112K-2.7%16K6.80
    30 April 2019115K+19.1%24K4.75
    15 April 201996K-28.2%25K3.86
    29 March 2019134K-25.0%31K4.37
    15 March 2019179K-11.6%30K5.96
    28 February 2019202K+23.6%24K8.37
    15 February 2019164K+153.3%29K5.60
    31 January 201965K-57.0%36K1.80
    15 January 2019150K+25.5%31K4.81
    31 December 2018120K+36.0%40K3.03
    14 December 201888K+10.8%32K2.79
    30 November 201880K+18.3%20K4.02
    15 November 201867K+9.9%17K3.89
    31 October 201861K-1.4%15K4.07
    15 October 201862K+5.2%21K2.93
    28 September 201859K+6.2%23K2.60
    14 September 201856K-0.2%15K3.58
    31 August 201856K+11.5%25K2.24
    15 August 201850K+2.5%12K4.05
    31 July 201849K+46.5%15K3.27
    13 July 201833K-0.1%13K2.51
    29 June 201833K-10.8%25K1.31
    15 June 201837K+9.6%18K2.06
    31 May 201834K-15.5%18K1.86
    15 May 201840K-10.4%14K2.95
    30 April 201845K-9.1%17K2.59
    13 April 201849K-18.0%18K2.74
    29 March 201860K-25.8%21K2.92
    15 March 201881K+6.2%21K3.79
    28 February 201876K-6.8%30K2.54
    15 February 201882K+80.5%34K2.40
    31 January 201845K-36.3%22K2.02
    12 January 201871K-34.6%25K2.84
    29 December 2017109K19K5.73
    Shares in millions (M) or thousands (K); hold the pointer on a figure for the exact count. FINRA publishes consolidated short interest twice a month, about ten days after each settlement.